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2011-2012 Minnesota Timberwolves Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
11 J.J. Barea G 5-10 180 5 Northeastern 2006 NBA Draft, Undrafted Puerto Rico / United States
8 Michael Beasley PF 6-9 235 3 Kansas State 2008 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
  Chase Budinger GF 6-7 215 2 Arizona 2009 Rnd 2 Pick 14 United States
19 Wayne Ellington SG 6-4 207 2 North Carolina 2009 Rnd 1 Pick 28 United States
4 Wesley Johnson GF 6-7 215 1 Syracuse 2010 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
3 Malcolm Lee G 6-5 200 0 UCLA 2011 Rnd 2 Pick 13 United States
42 Kevin Love FC 6-8 251 3 UCLA 2008 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
31 Darko Milicic FC 7-0 275 8 KK Vrsac Swisslion (Serbia) 2003 Rnd 1 Pick 2 Serbia
52 Brad Miller C 7-0 261 13 Purdue 1998 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
14 Nikola Pekovic PF 6-11 307 1 Panathinaikos (Greece) 2008 Rnd 2 Pick 1 Montenegro
15 Anthony Randolph PF 6-11 225 3 LSU 2008 Rnd 1 Pick 14 United States / Slovenia
13 Luke Ridnour PG 6-2 175 8 Oregon 2003 Rnd 1 Pick 14 United States
9 Ricky Rubio G 6-2 190 0 Joventut Badalona (Spain) 2009 Rnd 1 Pick 5 Spain
44 Anthony Tolliver PF 6-8 245 4 Creighton 2007 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
5 Martell Webster SF 6-7 230 6 Seattle Preparatory School (Washington) 2005 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States
7 Derrick Williams F 6-8 240 0 Arizona 2011 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States

2011-2012 Minnesota Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters R. Rubio L. Ridnour W. Johnson K. Love N. Pekovic
Rotation J. Barea M. Webster M. Beasley D. Williams A. Tolliver
Rotation M. Lee W. Ellington A. Randolph   D. Milicic
Rotation         B. Miller

2011-2012 Northwest Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Oklahoma City Thunder47-19-
2Denver Nuggets38-289
3Utah Jazz36-3011
4Portland Trail Blazers28-3819
5Minnesota Timberwolves26-4021

2011-2012 Minnesota Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Kevin Love All-NBA Second Team (2012)
Ricky Rubio All-Rookie First Team (2012)
Derrick Williams All-Rookie Second Team (2012)
Ricky Rubio Rookie Of The Month (Jan 12)
Kevin Love Western All-Star Coaches Selection (2012)
Derrick Williams Rising Stars Challenge Participant (2012)
Ricky Rubio Rising Stars Challenge Participant (2012)
Derrick Williams Slam Dunk Contest Participant (2012)
Kevin Love Three Point Shootout Participant (2012)
Kevin Love Three Point Champion (2012)

2011-2012 Minnesota Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Kevin Love 55 39.0 26.0 13.3 2.0 0.9 0.5 2.3
Nikola Pekovic 47 26.9 13.9 7.4 0.7 0.6 0.7 1.9
Luke Ridnour 53 33.0 12.1 2.7 4.8 1.1 0.3 1.8
Derrick Williams 66 21.5 8.8 4.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 1.2
Michael Beasley 47 23.1 11.5 4.4 1.0 0.4 0.4 1.7
J.J. Barea 41 25.2 11.3 2.8 5.7 0.5 0.0 2.5
Ricky Rubio 41 34.2 10.6 4.2 8.2 2.2 0.2 3.2
Wesley Johnson 65 22.6 6.0 2.7 0.9 0.5 0.7 0.9
Martell Webster 47 24.2 6.9 3.6 0.9 0.7 0.4 1.0
Wayne Ellington 51 19.1 6.1 1.9 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.5
Anthony Randolph 34 15.2 7.4 3.6 0.6 0.4 1.0 1.2
Anthony Tolliver 51 17.3 4.1 3.0 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.7
Darko Milicic 29 16.3 4.6 3.3 0.6 0.3 0.9 1.1
Malcolm Lee 19 12.8 3.3 1.4 1.6 0.4 0.2 0.9
Brad Miller 15 9.7 2.3 1.3 1.6 0.3 0.1 0.8

2011-2012 Minnesota Timberwolves Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Wayne Ellington was selected as the #28 pick in the First Round of the 2009 NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves. Wayne Ellington signed a multi-year contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves on July 9, 2009.

Wesley Johnson was selected as the #4 pick in the First Round of the 2010 NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves. Wesley Johnson signed a multi-year contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves on July 12, 2010.

Nikola Pekovic was selected as the #1 pick in the Second Round of the 2008 NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves. Nikola Pekovic signed a multi-year contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves on August 23, 2010.

Ricky Rubio was selected as the #5 pick in the First Round of the 2009 NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves. Ricky Rubio signed a multi-year contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves on May 30, 2011.

Derrick Williams was selected as the #2 pick in the First Round of the 2011 NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves. Derrick Williams signed a multi-year contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves on December 9, 2011.

Acquired via Draft Rights Trade

Draft Rights to Malcolm Lee, the #13 pick in the Second Round of the 2011 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Minnesota Timberwolves from the Chicago Bulls on June 24, 2011. Malcolm Lee signed a multi-year contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves on December 16, 2011.

Draft Rights to Kevin Love, the #5 pick in the First Round of the 2008 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Minnesota Timberwolves from the Memphis Grizzlies on June 26, 2008. Kevin Love signed a multi-year contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves on July 10, 2008. Kevin Love signed a multi-year extension with the Minnesota Timberwolves on January 25, 2012.

Acquired via Trade

Michael Beasley was acquired in a trade by the Minnesota Timberwolves from the Miami Heat on July 12, 2010.

Darko Milicic was acquired in a trade by the Minnesota Timberwolves from the New York Knicks on February 17, 2010. Darko Milicic re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Minnesota Timberwolves on July 12, 2010.

Brad Miller was acquired in a trade by the Minnesota Timberwolves from the Houston Rockets on June 23, 2011.

Anthony Randolph was acquired in a trade by the Minnesota Timberwolves from the New York Knicks on February 22, 2011.

Martell Webster was acquired in a trade by the Minnesota Timberwolves from the Portland Trail Blazers on June 24, 2010.

Acquired via Free Agency

J.J. Barea signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Minnesota Timberwolves on December 16, 2011.

Luke Ridnour signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Minnesota Timberwolves on July 21, 2010.

Anthony Tolliver signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Minnesota Timberwolves on August 6, 2010.

2011-2012 Minnesota Timberwolves Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Glen Taylor Owner 1995-1996 N/A
Rob Moor Chief Executive Officer 2004-2005 N/A
Ted Johnson Chief Marketing Officer 2003-2004 N/A
Rick Adelman Head Coach 2011-2012 Head Coach (Houston Rockets, 2007 to 2011)
Bill Bayno Assistant Coach 2011-2012 Assistant Coach (Portland Trail Blazers, 2009 to 2011)
Jack Sikma Assistant Coach 2011-2012 Assistant Coach (Houston Rockets, 2007 to 2011)
T.R. Dunn Assistant Coach 2011-2012 Assistant Coach (Houston Rockets, 2007 to 2011)
Terry Porter Assistant Coach 2011-2012 Head Coach (Phoenix Suns, 2008 to 2009)
David Kahn President of Basketball Operations, General Manager 2009-2010 General Manager (Indiana Pacers, 1995 to 2005)
Tony Ronzone Assistant General Manager 2010-2011 Director of International Scouting (Dallas Mavericks, 2005 to 2010)
Pete Philo Director of International Scouting 2006-2007 N/A
Rob Babcock VP of Player Personnel 2006-2007 General Manager (Toronto Raptors, 2004 to 2006)
Sam Newman-Beck Assistant Video Coordinator 2010-2011 Assistant Video Coordinator (Boston Celtics, 2009 to 2010)
Adam Johansen Head Video Coordinator 2010-2011 Video Coordinator (Miami Heat, 2009 to 2010)
Zarko Durisic Scout 1996-1997 N/A
Curtis Crawford Scout 2009-2010 N/A
Derek Pierce Scout 2009-2010 N/A
J.t. Prada Scout 2009-2010 N/A
Milton Barnes Scout 2009-2010 Head Coach (Greenville Groove, 2001 to 2002)
Pat Zipfel Assistant Coach, Advance Scout 2018-2019 Head Coach (Mansfield, 2015 to 2018)
Clayton Wilson Equipment Manager 1992-1993 Game Presentation Assistant (Minnesota Timberwolves, 1989 to 1992)
R.J. Adelman Director of Player Personnel 2011-2012 Assistant Coach (Houston Rockets, 2007 to 2011)
David Adelman Player Development Coach 2011-2012 N/A
Shawn Respert Player Development Coach 2011-2012 Director of Player Programs (Houston Rockets, 2008 to 2011)
Gregg Farnam Head Athletic Trainer 2000-2001 Assistant Athletic Trainer (Minnesota Timberwolves, 1997 to 2000)
Keke Lyles Strength and Conditioning Coach 2011-2012 Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach (Indiana Pacers, 2010 to 2011)